Foucaud seems to be generally accepted as the progenior of this family. GenEU reports that he was son of Sigebert, Count of Rouergue, who was son of Childebrand, Duke of Provence (by his wife Rolande). We hope in due course to trace this ancestry further back and presently start with ...

GenEU identifies this Emma as daughter of Rotbald, Count of Provence, and in 'boson1' identifies such a daughter as having married (in 990) Guillaume III de Toulouse, Count of Arles (b 952, d 994). The dates do not match. This will be investigated further in due course.